Top Stories for Friday, February 27th, 2015:

Members of the New Mexico State University women’s basketball team rejoice after defeating Grand Canyon Saturday, Feb. 21. to win a share of the Western Athletic Conference’s regular season title, the first such title for the Aggies in 20 years. NMSU looks to clinch the regular season title outright when the Aggies meet up with Texas Pan-American Saturday, Feb. 28, in their final home game of the season. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Las Cruces officials assured the City Council at a work session Monday, Feb. 23, that its vehicle seizure program is limited by ordinance to repeat DWI offenders, contrary to controversial remarks made by the city’s former chief city attorney last year.

Officer Paul Weyler, in charge of the Las Cruces Police Department’s vehicle seizure program,said the ordinance was passed by a past council in late 2003, but not fully put into action until...

Just after the halfway date of the 60-day Legislature, the New Mexico House of Representatives approved a $6.2 billion spending proposal for the next fiscal year that includes pay raises for new teachers and state police officers, according to the Associated Press.

The House voted 42-25 Tuesday, Feb. 24, and the bill now moves to the Senate. Most state departmentbudgets remain unchanged from the current fiscal year, but the bill increases...